Owners of 2003 Exy. ?4U
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06-01-2002, 09:34 PM
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Glad to see it's not just me-
That has been a sore spot with me since day one-
Steven is right, the owners manual says to not fill it past the 3rd click- but I always do.
When I first got it, I was able to squeeze 15 gallons in it from 1/2 tank, and I have a 26 gallon tank (4x2) 2000 Expy. That hasn't happened since, but I did have a eye-brow raising event on Tuesday.
I filled up at Chevron, (Which I never do- I usually get the cheapest gas I can find, contrary to the owner's manual recommendation. (Racetrack, Diamond Shamrock, 66) I had 1/4 tank showing, and at $1.35/gallon, it took me $36.36 to fill'er up.
When it was all said & done, I had 26.78 gallons added. That puzzled me, since I only have a 26 gallon tank, and had 1/4 tank (6.5 gallons on average) remaining. At first, I thought the Chevron station jipped me, but after reading these posts, I guess it's not uncommon. What I'm tripping on, is the fact that mine didn't click off once, until I had 24 gallons in it. I never get that far. It usually starts clicking around 18-19 gallons. (It was a bit of a down-hill)
The good news. I drove to work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, and it wasn't until I drove to Irving today that my guage came off full. I haven't seen it do that since my first fill up & trip to Shreveport!
I'd like to get it that full everytime- At least I'd only have to fill up every 10-12 days in city driving.
Steven is right, the owners manual says to not fill it past the 3rd click- but I always do.
When I first got it, I was able to squeeze 15 gallons in it from 1/2 tank, and I have a 26 gallon tank (4x2) 2000 Expy. That hasn't happened since, but I did have a eye-brow raising event on Tuesday.
I filled up at Chevron, (Which I never do- I usually get the cheapest gas I can find, contrary to the owner's manual recommendation. (Racetrack, Diamond Shamrock, 66) I had 1/4 tank showing, and at $1.35/gallon, it took me $36.36 to fill'er up.
When it was all said & done, I had 26.78 gallons added. That puzzled me, since I only have a 26 gallon tank, and had 1/4 tank (6.5 gallons on average) remaining. At first, I thought the Chevron station jipped me, but after reading these posts, I guess it's not uncommon. What I'm tripping on, is the fact that mine didn't click off once, until I had 24 gallons in it. I never get that far. It usually starts clicking around 18-19 gallons. (It was a bit of a down-hill)
The good news. I drove to work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, and it wasn't until I drove to Irving today that my guage came off full. I haven't seen it do that since my first fill up & trip to Shreveport!
I'd like to get it that full everytime- At least I'd only have to fill up every 10-12 days in city driving.
Last edited by Bighersh; 06-03-2002 at 03:24 PM.